Norovirus and child care: challenges in outbreak control

Elmira T Isakbaeva; Sandra N Bulens; R Suzanne Beard; Susan Adams; Stephan S Monroe; Sandra S Chaves; Marc-Alain Widdowson; Roger I Glass

doi:10.1097/01.inf.0000164764.58715.23

Norovirus and child care: challenges in outbreak control

Elmira T Isakbaeva, Sandra N Bulens, R Suzanne Beard, Susan Adams, Stephan S Monroe, Sandra S Chaves, Marc-Alain Widdowson, Roger I Glass

Institute of Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

An infant with diarrhea attended a community playgroup. In the subsequent 48 hours, 6 of the 7 mothers and children reported gastroenteritis; fecal specimens from 5 persons tested positive for norovirus, with identical sequences. No breach of hygiene or contact with fecal matter was identified. Excluding the child with gastroenteritis from the playgroup could have prevented this outbreak.

Original language	English
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal
Volume	24
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	561-563
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0891-3668
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000164764.58715.23
Publication status	Published - 2005

Keywords

Adult
Caliciviridae Infections/epidemiology
Child Day Care Centers
Disease Outbreaks
Feces/virology
Female
Gastroenteritis/epidemiology
Humans
Infant
Norovirus/isolation & purification

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Norovirus and child care: challenges in outbreak control

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